Governance (4)
I believe the answer is:
rule
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">governance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rule that I've seen before include "Determination" , "Govern, reign over" , "Regulation, reign" , "Control; printed line" , "Decree" .)